Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Auckland 3rd with 42, Sydney 5th with 39. Recent form told a different story for Auckland: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd.
Sydney were unbeaten in 7.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Auckland, 4 draws and 0 for Sydney, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Auckland: Cameron Howieson (60')
Key stats
Possession: Auckland 38% · Sydney 62% · Total shots: 8-5 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 4-2